Aureobasidium pullulans infection in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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46(5): 660-662, Sept-Oct/2013. graf
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ABSTRACT
Saprophytic fungi are being increasingly recognized as etiologic agents of mycoses in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of subcutaneous infiltration by Aureobasidium pullulans, likely due to traumatic inoculation, in a neutropenic patient during chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The patient was treated with amphotericin B deoxycholate but was subsequently switched to itraconazole, which improved the lesion. This case highlights the importance of considering unusual fungal infections in critically ill patients such as those who are immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy. Diagnostic techniques and effective antifungal therapy have improved the prognosis of these cases.
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Assunto principal:
Ascomicetos
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Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B
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Neutropenia Febril
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Micoses
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro/BR
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